Legend of Longwang Temple in Hankou

Legend has it that more than 4000 years ago, there was a dragon at the intersection of the Yangtze River and Hanshui River, which often made waves and swallowed passing ships. All boatmen regard this area as a gate of death. When passing through this area, they must put incense tables and kowtow, and throw victims such as chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep into the river for safety. When Dayu was in charge of water control, he sent the old fairy of ginkgo to lower the dragon. After 108 round of war, the dragon was finally caught, and a square golden seal was put on it, so that it never woke up. In order to remember the merits of Dayu forever, the ancestors of Wuhan built a temple by the Hankou River, where Yu Wang was enshrined in the shrine and the Dragon King was enshrined at the bottom of the shrine. Later people called it Longwang Temple. Longwang Temple was the peak of incense until the Qing Dynasty. 1930, the national government built roads, and Longwang Temple and its archway were all demolished. Results 193 1 year, Hankou city was flooded for two months, and 33,600 people died. It is said that the idiom "Longwang Temple is flooded" came from this.